Boozy Advent 21: Cranberry Bourbon Fizz

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For Day 21 of Boozy Advent, I made a Cranberry Bourbon Fizz.

I made this cocktail using the Cranberry Bourbon Fizz recipe from Gimme Some Oven.

This has just three simple ingredients: Ginger Beer, Cranberry Juice and Bourbon. We had fresh cranberries in the refrigerator, so I tossed them into the juicer (we have this juicer, it’s nifty) instead of buying canned/bottled juice. I used Reed’s Extra Ginger Beer. For bourbon in this one, I used Cooper’s Craft. It was one of the mini bottles a friend in Kentucky sent to me. It’s not a bourbon I had tried before but wouldn’t hesitate to buy a bottle after having it in this cocktail.

I sugared a handful of fresh cranberries to garnish this drink. The upswing from this: the leftover cranberry simple syrup I can use in drinks down the road. There are lengthy posts on the internet about sugaring cranberries, but it isn’t that hard. The lowdown is that you are making a simple syrup with equal parts sugar and water heated to just boiling, cool a bit, add cranberries and let them steep in the syrup for 10 minutes or so. Drain off syrup and reserve for future use. Toss the cranberries in a bowl of granulated sugar. You can save them for use a bit later, but if you keep them stored for too long the juice oozes out and you’ll have to toss in sugar again. I say just make enough for whatever you need them for right now.

If you missed the link above, here is the recipe for the Cranberry Bourbon Fizz. Make this one!

In case you missed the introduction, there is a Boozy Advent series going on here, written by Johnna’s Favorite Fella John. He’s sharing a cocktail each day, inspired by the Boozy Advent Tree purchased from Annie’s Barn. Follow along each day through Christmas for a new cocktail recipe each day!

Day 1: Bourbon Nog

Day 2: Kahlua Ginger Fizz

Day 3: Bourbon Cider

Day 4: Tequila Manhattan

Day 5: Cinnamon Roll Cocktail

Day 6: Painkiller Cocktail

Day 7: Scotch and Soda

Day 8: Santa Shot

Day 9: Bourbon Apple Cocktail

Day 10: White Russian

Day 11: Runaway Lime

Day 12: Brandy Maple Milk Punch